Face-guard.



.No. 860,322. PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

A. J. PAROUBEK.

FACE GUARD.

APPLICATION IILED NOV. 30, 1906.

W/TNESSES ANTON J. PAROUBEK, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

FACE-GUARD.

Patented-Tilly 16, 1907.

A li ti fil d November 30. 1906. Serial him-345.626.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, ANTON .T. PAROUBEK, of Jersey City, Hudson county,State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Face-Guard, .ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of face guards whichare used in connectioir with hats and capsand supported thereon so as toprotect the face of the wearer. These devices are generally used by thedrivers of automobiles or other vehicles, and the object of my inventionis to produce a simple and inexpensive device which has a transparentguard which can .be conveniently attached to any ordinary hat or cap andwhich can be instantly dropped down in front of the face so as toprotect the eyes and face from dust, wind and other matter, and whichcan as easily be folded up upon the top of the hat or cap, so as to beout of theway and not interfere with the ordinary functions of the headgear.

My invention is also intended to produce a device of this characterwhich while being easily and quickly adjusted, is still held firmly inposition, and in such a way that it will not accidentally jump up out ofposition or interfere with the vision of the wearer.

With these ends in view, my invention consists of certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which simi lar letters and figures of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the device embodying my invention, its folded positionbeihg shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation of a partof the device which is attached to the cap or hat, as thecase maybe.Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is abroken sectional plan on the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5, is a detailpartly in section showing the connection between the guard plate andthecap vi'zor.

The guard proper consists of a durved plate 10 of transparent toughmaterial like mica, celluloid or other analogous substanc and it ispreferably bound 7 0n the edges, as shown at 11, to give it additionalstrength, and to preserve its shape, while the middle portion is alsopreferably perforated, as shown at 12, to permit the air to come readilythrough it. The face plate or guard is hinged in a convenient way to thecap or hat and to this end I show cars 13 to which is pivoted onopposite sides of the plate the arms 14 which usually, have an' offset14 so that the plate may swing free and not have any part rub againstthe head of the wearer.

The arms 14 are pivoted as shown at 15 to a second set of arms 16 and inorder that the arms 14 and the platc'lO may not drop too low the arms 14are preferably provided with a lug l7 which overlaps the joint 15 asshown in Fig. 1. The arms 16 are each curved inward and preferablyterminate in parts 16 of circular cross section, though this is notabsolutely necessary. The part 16* is movable in a boss 17 in which itis held in a desired position by a set screw 18. As these parts occur onopposite sides of the cap or hat it will be seen that the device can beeasily adjusted so as to suit heads of different sizes, and also so asto permit the free upturning of the plate 10. The boss 17 is secured tothe raised portion 19 of a plate 20, though this particular form ofplate is not essential. The plate 20 is in turn secured to the side ofthe cap or hat by the thumb nuts 21 and screws 22, the latter havingtheir inner ends attached to a thin plate 23 which lies between theouter portion of the cap or hat and the sweat band 23 as the drawingshows. This arrangement enables the attachment to be very easily appliedto the cap or hat and at the same time the plate 23 is prevented fromcoming into contact with the head of the wearer by the sweat band 23 andi so the device is perfectly easy. To prevent any jumping of the deviceand to secure it in its normal position, links 24 are applied to thefront screw 22 on each sideof the cap and each link 24 terminates in aspring hook or socket 25 which is adapted to grip the part 16 when thearm 16 is turned down, as shown by full lines in the drawings the links24 are pivotally held by the front screw 22.

To further steady the device and prevent it from interfering with thevision it has an abutment which connects the top part of the guard withthe vizor, and to this end a hanger 26 is secured to the top of theplate 10 and is preferably bent downward and then returned upon itself,as at 27, and formed into a terminal socket 28, which receives a cushion29, and this rides on the vizor of the cap, as shown in the drawings.

It will be seen that when the attachment is once applied it can bereadily dropped to place by simply pulling the plate 10 down to theposition shown in Fig. l, and if the wearer of the cap or hat is notdriving and wishes to raise it he can push it up to the position shownby dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the folding arms 14 and 16 double down tothe position shown by dotted lines and the whole device lies snugly uponthe top of the cap or hat. I prefer to use the device with a cap becauseit can be more conveniently managed and the cap vizor assists instcadying the plate 10, but it can be used with any ordinary head gear,and it will be understood that so long as the hanging attachmentconnecting with the guard of the cap or hat permits of the swinging andfolding motions described the details of the construction can bedeparted from to a considerable extent without affecting the principleof the invention. It is important to have the guard swing upward uponthe outside of the head gear, as this leaves the inside of the said partsmooth as usual, and the device is therefore not uncomfortable to thewearer.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,-

1. A device of the kind described, comprising a transparent face plate,pivoted arms supporting the face plate, a fastening device to secure thesaid arms to a hat or cap. and a socket adapted for attachment to eachside of the cap or hat and arranged to receive the said arms.

2. A device of the kind described, comprising a transparent face plate,arms on opposite sides of the faceplate. the said arms being pivoted tothe plate and also to a -second set of arms, means for fastening thesecond set of arms to the outside of the cap or hat, and sockets carriedby the said fastening means and adapted tosupport the said second. setof arms.

The combination with a cap, of a transparent face plate, a hangingdevice to secure'the face plate to the cap so as to permit the swinging,of the face plate over the cap top, and a cushion abutmentsecured to theupper sides of the said hat or cap, and means for adjusting the saldhanger.

5. In combination with a cap or hat of a face plate. a swinging: hangerconnecting the face plate and the hat and an arm for supporting thehanger when in operative position.

6. In combination with a cap or hat of a face plate. a hanger connectingthe face plate with the cap or hat and an arm carried by the cap or hatto engage the hanger to brace the same when in operative position.

7. In combination with a cap or hat of a face plate. a hanger connectingthe face plate and the cap or hat and an arm carried by the cap or hat,said arm terminating in a hook to engage the hanger.

8. A device of the kind described, comprising a face plate, a foldablehanger supportingsaid face plate and adapted to be secured to the cap orhat and spring means for supporting the face plate when in operativeposition.

9. In combination with a cap" or hat, of a face plate, a swinging hangerconnecting the face plate with the said cap or hat and pivoted means forbracing said hanger, when in operath'e position. a

V ANTON J. I'AROUBEK.

Witnesses FERDINAND Mancunian, CHAS. BISCHUFF.

